Holder for wrist-watches.



l. A. POLTOCK.

HOLDER FOR WRIST WATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2o. 191s.

1,204,902. Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

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' fr a Anon/vm JOHN A. roL'rocK, or woonmnennnw JERSEY.

HOLDER ron WRIST-WATCHES. Y

Specification of Letters Patent. y

Patented Nov. 14, r1916.

Application filed pri120, 1.916. Serial N o. 92,452.

To all whom t may concern.' I

Be it known that I, JOHN A. PoLTooK, a citizen of the United States, anda resident yof lVoodridge, in the county of Bergen and State or' NewJersey, have invented anew and Improved Holder for lVrist-Viatches, ofwhich the following is a iull, clear, and exact description. 1

The object of the invention is toprovide a new and imp roved holder forwrist watches arranged to readily accommodate watches of differentsizes, to present no projections whawtever on the face of the watch,thus preventing dress parts, laces and other iinery from being caughtand torn while the wrist watch is in use.

Another object is to securely hold the watch in place by attaching theholder to the watch pendant and not to the rim as now generallypractised.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a seat for theclosed back of the watch to rest on, the seat being provided with meansadapted to engage the watch pendant to securely tasten the watch inplace on the holder.

A A. practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts Vin all theviews.

Figure 1 is a face view of the holder with the watch secured in positionthereon; Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same;-Fig. 3

\ is a rear race view of the same; Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view ofthe same on the line ad of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of theattaching and `locking means of the holder in open position; and Fig. 6is a similar view of the same with the parts in closed position.

The holder as illustrated in the drawings is made of a single piece ofwire bent into v an approximately circular 'or ring shape, as plainlyshown in F ig. 3, and of a diameter somewhat less than that of the watch11 to be seated with its closed back on the seat 10. The lower end ofthe seat 10 is formed into a loop 12 engaged bv one end of the wristband or bracelet 13, of any approved construction. The upper ends of theseat 10 terminate in a loop 15 and a key 16, respectively, of which theloop 15 is open at the back for engagement with the pendant 17 ofthewatch 11, as plainly indicated in the drawings. The' loop l15 terminatesin a return bend 18 spaced from the loop to allow the key 16 to passbetween the loop and the return bend 18 with a view to close the openback ot' the loop 15-. The

key 16 is formed by doubling the wire into wedge shape, as plainlyindicated in Fig.

yextends at asrig-htv angle to the seat 10 andr` 5,'so thatwhen the loop15 engages the neck of the pendant 17 and the key 16 is passed betweenthe loop 15 and the return bend -18 at the rear ends thereolE then theforward member of the key 16 bears against the back of the pendant 17vwhile'the rear member Yof the key bears against the bight 19 formed bythe return bend 1S with the corresponding member of the loop 15. Whenthe key 16 is pushed home its members are pressed toward each other tosecurely lock the seat 10 in position on the pendant 17 of the watch 11.The return bend member 1S terminates in a loop 20 adapted to pass yaround the front of the pendant 17 to then terminate in a ring-shapedmember 21. The end'of the key 1G terminates in a similarly shaped member22, and the members 21 and 22 are approximately in a plane parallel tothe plane of the seat 10. The upper ends 'of the members 21 and 22terminate in eyes 23, 24 adapted to register with each other to beengaged by the other end ot' the wrist band or bracelet 18, as plainlyshown in Figs. 1, 2 and 8.

` From the foregoing it will be seen that the holder presents noprojections on the face oi the watch 1l, and the said holder is securelylocked to the pendant 17 of the watch 11 thus preventing the watch frombecoming accidentally detached from the seat 10. It is understood thatin many holders for wrist watches as now construc'ted the watch is heldin place on the holder by prongs and one end of the bracelet is attachedto the bow 25, which is liable vto become detachedv or to break off thepost The half-ring the Y key 16 against accidental Vdisengagef ment fromthe pendant 17 and the loop 15. Thus the watch cannot possibly becomedisconnected Jfrom thel holder unless the end of the wrist band orbracelet 1,3 is first disv connected from the eyes 23 and 24.

TheV holder is ,very simple and durable in construction and the seatreadily accommodates a number of diii'erent sized Watches so that only afew holders of different sized seats lO'are necessary practically toaccommodate the different sized Watches new generally made. Y

Having thus described' my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Let,- ters Patent e 1. A holder for Wrist Watches made of a singlepiece of material and comprising an approximately circular seat for theclosed back of a Watch to rest on, the said seat having Vat one end anintegral loop open at the back and extendingV at an angle to the seat,

the loop being adapted` to engage the pend ant, the s aid seat having alooking memberat the other end adapted to extend through said'loop toclose the latter and lock the loop to the Watch pendant.

` 2. lA holder for Wrist Watches, comprising a seat for the closed backof a Watch to rest on, the said seat having an integral loop open at theback and extending at an angleto the seat, the loop being adapted toengage the Watch pendant, thesaid seat` having a locking member adaptedto engage the open end of the loop to close the latter and lock theloopk to the pendant, and half ring shaped members of which one extendsfrom the loop and the other from the locking member, the said half ringshaped members terminating in eyes adapted to register With each other,and a Wristl band4 attached at one end to the saideyes and at the otherend to the said seat.

3. A holder for Wrist Watches, comprising a seat for the closed back ofa Watch to rest on, the said seat having an integral loop open at theback and extending at an angle to the seat, the loop being adapted toengage, the pendant, the said seat having a locking member adapted toengagey the open end of the loop to close the latter'and lock the looptothe pendant, the Said locking member being formed of a doubled-upspring Wire lformed into Wedge shape, one of the arms of the Wedgebearing against the back of the loop and the other arm bearing againstthe back of the Watch pendant.

et.v A holder for Wrist Watches made from a single piece of Wire bent toform a cir cular seat for the closed back of a Watch to rest on, theends of the seat terminating one in a loop and the other in a lockingkey of Which the loop is open at the back and its end has a return bend,the loop being adapted to engage the Watch pendant, the said key beingvformed by doubling up the Wire into Wedge shape to engage the bight ofthe saidV return bend and the pendant of the Watch. e

- 5. A holder for Wrist Watches made from a single piece of wire bent toform a circular seat for the closed back of a Watch to rest on, the endsofthe seat terminating one in a loop and the other in a locking key, ofwhich the loop is open at the back and its end has a return bend, theloop being adapted to engage the Watch pendant, the said key beingformed by doubling up the Wire into Wedge shape to engage the bight ofthe said return bend and the watch pendant, the holder having half ringshaped members, of Which one extends from the end of the said returnbend and the other extends from the key, the ends of the half ringshaped members terminating in eyes adapted to register With each other,and a Wrist band having one end attached to the said registering eyesand having the other end attached to the said seat at the bottom`thereof.

6. A holder for Wrist Watches, comprising a seat for the back of theWatch to rest on, a loop on the said seat open at the back and adaptedto engage the Watch pendant, a locking memberl on the seat adapted toengage the open end of the loop to close the latter and lock the loop tothe pendant, and members extending respectively from the said loop andthe locking member and terminating'in eyes adapted to register with eachother.

JOHN A. POLTOCK.

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